Sebastian Vettel (No. 1) – 8th<\/b><\/p>\n
The world champion experienced an eventful race in the early laps and then a solitary one until the end.<\/p>\n
He states: \u00ab It was a good start followed by a tough battle with Daniel, but afterward, the speed was nothing remarkable, we had the same issues in qualifying. I was alone for almost the entire race, the beginning was fun, but after that, not much happened. Congratulations to Mercedes for the title, they deserve it. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Daniel Ricciardo (No. 3) – 7th<\/b><\/p>\n
The Australian was a bit frustrated for not getting a good start in a race without much excitement: \u00ab At the beginning of the race, the tires already had some graining, left over from qualifying, so they didn’t seem very performant and it worsened in the first stint; I saw they were starting to degrade, so we had to pit quite early. Then on Prime tires, they held up well and we had a good pace comparable to Alonso’s but without being able to overtake him. Congratulations to Mercedes – they dominated the entire season, so hats off. \u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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